They were no longer enslaved but many became sharecroppers.
No, all sharecroppers were not African American
Sharecroppers
Corn
Sharecroppers were charged high interest rates and had to give a portion of their crops to the landowners. This meant that most sharecroppers lived in poverty with little chance to own land or homes of their own.
Sharecroppers could have planted:CottonRiceCorn
The Sharecroppers farmers in the south will like not prosper after the war.
They were no longer enslaved but many became sharecroppers.
An advantage of sharecropping over slavery was that sharecroppers had more independence and autonomy in their work. While still facing challenges, sharecroppers had the opportunity to negotiate terms and potentially earn a share of the profits from their labor.
No, all sharecroppers were not African American
So many freedmen and poor whites became sharecroppers.
FARMER
why did farmers become sharecroppers sharecropping offered a measure of independance
yes
They can grow anything the land will support. Sharecroppers grow whatever they can sell and part of their proceeds pays the land owner for the use of the land.
Tenant farmers were different from sharecroppers because they usually had their own tools and animals.
Sharecroppers